Name: Uptown Avondale
Brand: The Afghan Whigs

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Default:19

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375 Media

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Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Download code

Download code: Yes

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2017-10-27

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Catalogue number

116090

UPC / Barcode

98787017519

Artist

The Afghan Whigs

Label EU

Sub Pop

Genre EU

Classic

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

A soul-influenced alternative/indie rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, the Afghan Whigs were formed in 1986 by vocalist/guitarist Greg Dulli, guitarist Rick McCollum, bassist John Curley and drummer Steve Earle.

After releasing 6 LPs, a number of singles and EPs and a couple of drummers, the group disbanded in February of 2001, temporarily reforming in 2006 to record two new tracks for a best-of compilation.

In December of 2011, the core group of Dulli, McCollum and Curley announced its reformation to play a number of 2012 concert and festival dates, augmented by touring members Cully Symington, David Rosser and Rick Nelson.

Newest Listed Items

Uptown Avondale, released shortly after Congregation, features The Afghan Whigs paying tribute to their soul music influences by performing covers of Stax and Motown classics. This LP pressing is the first time Uptown Avondale has been fully released on vinyl (its only previous vinyl pressing was a short European run in 1992).LP - 180 Gram Black Vinyl with Download.LP+ Limited 180 Gram Loser Coloured Vinyl with Download.

Uptown Avondale

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